KAFU’s First Illustration Contest Is Here
KAFU’s reception seems to have been very good indeed within the overall vocal synth community, with her celebratory release retweet campaign garnering a pretty hefty 7.6K RTs, far exceeding the 3,000 needed to start her first illustration contest!
(It’s probably worth mentioning that, as we have mentioned in our previous coverage, a further goal of 4,000 retweets was also set, whereby a song contest for KAFU would be announced if it was met! As you can see, both goals were far exceeded, so it shouldn’t be long until we’ll be bringing info about this next contest to you!)
**UPDATE ON AUGUST 10, 2021**
KAFU’s original song contest is now open! Find details on it here!
https://vocasphere.net/2021/08/kafus-original-song-contest-now-open/
Well then, if you want to celebrate the unveiling of KAFU, this seems like is a sure-fire way to do it in style!
※All of the following translations here are unofficial
How to join
Contest theme: Free! Draw KAFU however you want (while following her derivative work guidelines). You can draw just an illustration of KAFU, or even create a fanart/illustration for a song featuring KAFU, it’s entirely up to you!
Note: One point made in the “derivative work guidelines” for KAFU includes the fact that creating works (such as art) featuring her portrayed in excessively grotesque/sexual/violent ways is prohibited. Please make sure to check her full guidelines for more information.
Step 1: Make sure you’re following KAFU on Twitter (@kaf_you)
Step 2: Post your illustration to Twitter with the hashtag #KAFU_イラスト
Entry submission timeframe: July 22nd 2021 ~ August 5th 2021 JST
Prizes
And what’s more, there are some incredible prizes up for grabs for budding artists!
Grand Prize (1 winner): ￥100,000
Runner-up Prize (10 winners): ￥10,000
PALOW Prize (10 winners): An album autographed by Kaf, the virtual artist and voice provider for KAFU!
※Please note that prizes can only be awarded to those living in Japan at the time of winning
Any winners will be contacted via DM by the official KAFU Twitter account once the contest is finished, so make sure you’re able to receive DMs from your account, otherwise your win may be invalidated. Likewise, if you decide to unfollow the official account at any point, your prize may be given to someone else,
Good luck to all entrants! Oh, and if you’re in need of references for KAFU’s design, you can take a look at our previous article when you’re ready. Or perhaps you’re interested to see what fans have already dreamt up art-wise featuring the new vocal synth? Then you can also have a peek at piapro and Pixiv if you’d like!
Links
KAFU
KAMITSUBAKI Studio
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